Jru
The Story of Jru
As a girl name
The earliest SSA record of Jru as a girl name dates back to 2016, when 9 babies received it. 2021 was its biggest year on record, with 37 newborns named Jru — #3,934 in the national rankings. About 77% of every Jru on record arrived during the 2020s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Jru ranks #4,371 for girls with 32 births, rising sharply (+50% over the past five years). All told, over 262 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 2010s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
American parents first put Jru on the record books as a boy name in 2013, with 12 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 2022, when 110 Jrus were born — ranking #1,597 that year. About 73% of every Jru on record arrived during the 2020s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Jru ranks #1,818 for boys with 90 births, rising sharply (+25% over the past five years). All told, over 904 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 2010s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Jru
Jru is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2013 and has accumulated 904 births in the dataset. Jru's peak popularity came in 2022 when it ranked #1,589. Use the chart and map above to compare Jru's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.